CBIC further extends the levy of Anti Dumping Duty on acrylic fibres originating in or exported from Thailand

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Background:-

The designated authority vide notification No. 7/18/2019-DGTR dated September 30, 2019, published in Gazette of India, Extraordinary Part I, Section 1 of the, dated September 30, 2019, had initiated the review, in terms of sub-section (5) of section 9A of the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), and in pursuance of rule 23 of the Customs Tariff (Identification, Assessment and Collection of Anti-dumping Duty on Dumped Articles and for Determination of Injury) Rules, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the said rules), in the matter of continuation of anti-dumping duty on Acrylic Fibre, falling under chapter 55 of the First Schedule to the Customs Tariff Act, 1975 (51 of 1975), originating in, or exported from Thailand imposed vide notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue),No. 27/2015-Customs (ADD) dated the 1st June, 2015, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 445 (E), dated the 1st June, 2015, and has requested for extension of anti-dumping duty for a further period of six months, in terms of sub-section (5) of section 9A of the said Act;

Amendment:-

The Ministry of Finance vide Notification No. 10/2020 – Customs (ADD) dated May 29, 2020, in the exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (5) of section 9A of the said Customs Tariff Act and in pursuance of rule 23 of the said rules, the Central Government hereby makes the following amendment in the notification of the Government of India, in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Revenue), No. 27/2015-Customs (ADD), dated June 01, 2015, published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide number G.S.R. 445 (E), dated the 1st June, 2015, namely: –
In the said notification, –

(i) in the Table, serial numbers 5, 6 and 7 and the entries relating thereto shall be omitted; 30,

(ii) after paragraph 2, the following paragraph shall be inserted, namely: –

“3. Notwithstanding anything contained hereinabove, this notification shall remain in force up to and inclusive of November 30, 2020.”.

The Notification can be accessed at: https://www.cbic.gov.in/resources//htdocs-cbec/customs/cs-act/notifications/notfns-2020/cs-add2020/csadd10-2020.pdf